Increasing resources effected equity in access to revascularizations for patients with diabetes

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 237-244

  Vehko, Tuulikki ^a   Manderbacka, Kristiina ^a   Arffman, Martti ^a   Reunanen, Antti ^a   Keskimäki, Ilmo ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Register based study; Revascularizations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954848906     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14017431.2010.494309     Document Type: Article

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